1964 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
{{Short description|1964 local election in England}}
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{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox election
|election_name = 1964 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
|type = parliamentary
|ongoing = no
|previous_election =
|previous_year =
|next_election = 1968 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
|next_year = 1968
|seats_for_election = All 60 council seats of the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
|majority_seats = 31
|election_date = 7 May 1964
|turnout =
|map_image =
|map_size = 300px
|map_caption =
|title = Council control
|posttitle = Subsequent council control
|before_election =
|before_party =
|after_election =
|after_party = Labour Party (UK)
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The 1964 Tower Hamlets Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Tower Hamlets London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party won control.
Background
These elections were the first to the newly formed borough council. Previously elections had taken place in the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green, Metropolitan Borough of Poplar and Metropolitan Borough of Stepney. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Tower Hamlets by the London Government Act 1963.
A total of 115 candidates stood for the 60 seats, across 20 wards. 6 seats in two wards were uncontested. The Labour party fielded a full slate of candidates, while the Liberal and Conservative parties stood 19 and 17 respectively. Other candidates included 13 Communists, 2 Residents, 2 Union Movement, 1 Independent and 1 Independent Labour Party. There were 14 three-seat wards, 3 four-seat wards and 3 two-seat wards.
This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got all 10 aldermen.
The Council was elected in 1964 as a "shadow authority" but did not start operations until 1 April 1965.
Election result
The results saw Labour win 55 of the 60 seats, Communists 3 and Residents 2. Conservative and Liberal candidates failed to win any seats. Overall turnout in the election was 16.9%. This turnout included 197 postal votes.{{cite web|title=London Borough Council Elections|url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1964-5-7.pdf|website=London Datastore|publisher=London County Council|access-date=29 March 2015}}
Ward results
=Bethnal Green Central=
{{Election box begin | title= Bethnal Green Central (3)}}
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. M. Couling
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = W. J. Griffiths
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Morsman
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{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 5,604
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=Bethnal Green East=
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = No contest
|percentage = n/a
|change =
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=Bethnal Green North=
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,066
|percentage = 17.2
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=Bethnal Green South=
{{Election box begin | title= Bethnal Green South (3)}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,244
|percentage = 18.4
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=Bethnal Green West=
{{Election box begin | title= Bethnal Green West (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Moore
|votes = 940
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Friedlander
|votes = 910
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Praag
|votes = 901
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Fraser
|votes = 161
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|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Macdonald
|votes = 155
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|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Adams
|votes = 143
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|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = R. Rousay
|votes = 119
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,188
|percentage = 19.5
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=Bow North=
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = K. A. Dodd
|votes = 579
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = E. C. Winterflood
|votes = 567
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = L. A. Dumont
|votes = 79
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=Bow South=
{{Election box begin | title= Bow South (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = T. E. Phillips
|votes = 895
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = W. T. Tuson
|votes = 867
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = G. W. Negus
|votes = 855
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. J. Lawrence
|votes = 235
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Lawrence
|votes = 210
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. F. Ludbrook
|votes = 193
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = C. A. Stevens
|votes = 130
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Union Movement
|candidate = F. C. Lang
|votes = 117
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|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = G. Collier
|votes = 64
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=Bromley=
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,085
|percentage = 15.8
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=Holy Trinity=
{{Election box begin | title= Holy Trinity (3)}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,288
|percentage = 16.1
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=Limehouse=
{{Election box begin | title= Limehouse (4)}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,302
|percentage = 14.0
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=Poplar East=
{{Election box begin | title= Poplar East (3)}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,279
|percentage = 19.3
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=Poplar Millwall=
{{Election box begin | title= Poplar Millwall (2)}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,933
|percentage = 33.7
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Residents Association
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|winner = Residents Association
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=Poplar South=
{{Election box begin | title= Poplar South (2)}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 946
|percentage = 17.6
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=Poplar West=
{{Election box begin | title= Poplar West (3)}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,114
|percentage = 14.2
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=Redcoat=
{{Election box begin | title= Redcoat (3)}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 863
|percentage = 12.7
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=St Dunstan's=
{{Election box begin | title= St Dunstan's (3)}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 854
|percentage = 13.2
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=St Katherine's=
{{Election box begin | title= St Katherine's (4)}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,274
|percentage = 15.6
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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=St Mary's=
{{Election box begin | title= St Mary's (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = Solly Kaye
|votes = 670
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = B. Borman
|votes = 636
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = P. Roche
|votes = 542
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Bermel
|votes = 522
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Butler
|votes = 507
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. P. Duggan
|votes = 477
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Dove
|votes = 250
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Bond
|votes = 220
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = S. H. Woodham
|votes = 209
|percentage =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,394
|percentage = 24.6
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Communist Party of Great Britain
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Communist Party of Great Britain
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Communist Party of Great Britain
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{{Election box end}}
=Shadwell=
{{Election box begin | title= Shadwell (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R. J. Connolly
|votes = 877
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = F. G. Spearing
|votes = 863
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Cockell
|votes = 839
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Great Britain
|candidate = F. Whipple
|votes = 137
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=Spitalfields=
{{Election box begin | title= Spitalfields (4)}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,363
|percentage = 15.0
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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